The College has assigned a campus team of Vice President’s, Deans, and Student Life
managers/assistants to de-escalate any observed nonviolent disruptive behavior. Examples
of disruptive behavior include:
- Blocking the view of commencement observers with signs
- Amplifying sound or yelling that disrupts speakers, reading of the names, or performers
- Blocking the flow of vehicles
- Blocking the procession of graduates and employees
The campus team will have conversations with the person(s) involved in the disruption
and make efforts to cease the disruptive behavior. If the behavior continues beyond
these efforts of the campus team, public safety will be asked to intervene and continue
to speak to the disruptor to de-escalate.
If the disruption is preventing the continuance of the commencement ceremony and after
all efforts to de-escalate have been exhausted, then the disruptor(s) will be asked
to leave campus.
If the disruptor(s) refuses to leave and continues to disrupt to the extent that commencement cannot proceed, there will be a series of pauses of the event and potential cancellation.
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